Williams, Gary W. (author), Capps, Oral. Jr. (author), Dang, Trang (author), and Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station.
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2010
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 179 Document Number: C35930
Notes:
Agribusiness, Food and Consumer Economics Research Center Commodity Research Report No. CM-01-10. 35 pages.
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